Question 1

Match between columns Premises: displays retrograde rotation contains surface temperatures ranging from -140 ^o C to 15 ^o C possesses the longest lava flow channel in the Solar System has an atmosphere with 96 percent CO ₂ has found water ice beneath its surface with robotic missions has a large, dense core has a surface covered with a reddish soil possesses largest volcano in the Solar System possesses a relatively "young" crust is still evolving and geologically active

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Question 2

Which characteristic of Venus has led many to call it the "sister planet" to Earth?

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A)   Venus and Earth have very similar atmospheres.
B)   Venus is almost the same size as Earth.
C)   Venus and Earth have liquid water on the surface.
D)   Venus is the same distance from the Sun as Earth.
E)   Venus and Earth have composite volcanoes.F) C) and D)
G) B) and D)

Question 3

Radar maps provide information about _______________, roughness and in some cases, chemical composition of a planet's surface.

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Question 4

What is the current dominant geological process on Mars?

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A)   plate tectonics
B)   volcanism
C)   wind erosion
D)   water erosion
E)   crateringF) D) and E)
G) A) and B)

Question 5

Which statement best describes the atmosphere of Venus?

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A)   Similar to Earth, it contains mostly nitrogen and oxygen.
B)   Venus' atmosphere is high in carbon dioxide and considered a runaway greenhouse.
C)   Venus has a negligible atmosphere.
D)   Similar to Uranus, it contains mostly methane.
E)   Similar to Mercury, it has a thin atmosphere high in carbon dioxide.F) C) and D)
G) A) and E) B

Question 6

How does Venus release its interior heat?

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A)   Through solar wind
B)   Through active plate tectonics
C)   Through large convective currents of hot magma that rise beneath its crust
D)   Through periodic outgassing of the atmosphere
E)   Through CO2 outgassingF) A) and D)
G) A) and C)

Question 7

Shield volcanoes, like those on Venus and Mars, occur ____.

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A)   over a hot spot
B)   along a subduction zone
C)   Inside a chamber
D)   along plate boundaries
E)   within a calderaF) A) and B)
G) C) and D)

Question 8

Why can't Venus's atmosphere break up into small cyclonic storms, like Earth?

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A)   Venus rotates too slowly.
B)   Venus rotates backwards.
C)   Venus has a long orbital period.
D)   Venus has too much CO2 in its atmosphere.
E)   Venus has no ozone layer to support cyclonic storms.F) A) and C)
G) B) and D)

Question 9

Venus has many more _______________ than Earth, but not nearly as many as Earth's Moon.

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Question 10

The two moons of Mars are captured _______________.

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Question 11

Venus rotates once every _______________ Earth days.

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Question 12

The instruments of the Mars Odyssey spacecraft detected water frozen in the soil over large areas of Mars.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which statement best describes the greenhouse effect?

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A)   infrared radiation escapes into space.
B)   ultraviolet radiation enters a planet's atmosphere producing a green haze
C)   visible radiation is trapped by the atmosphere.
D)   infrared radiation is trapped by the atmosphere.
E)   oxygen escapes from the atmosphere.F) B) and C)
G) A) and C)

Question 14

With no water and a thick, slow-moving lower atmosphere, there is little erosion on Venus

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Phobos and Deimos are believed to be captured ____.

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A)   comets
B)   planetesimals
C)   planetoids
D)   asteroids
E)   meteoritesF) A) and D)
G) C) and D)

Question 16

The excess deuterium in Venus' atmosphere indicates that Venus currently has substantial amounts of water on its surface.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 17

How did Mars get its two moons?

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A)   Mars captured asteroids from the asteroid belt.
B)   Mars suffered a catastrophic meteor impact, breaking a piece off the planet.
C)   Mars had planetary bodies near it when the solar wind blew out the nebula.
D)   Mars collided and fused with another planet leaving two remnants behind.
E)   Mars captured comets from the Kuiper belt.F) A) and D)
G) B) and C)

Question 18

Phobos is so close to Mars that tides are currently making its orbit _______________.

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Question 19

Mars has _______________ but it is hidden.

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Question 20

Describe those surface features that indicate water once flowed on Mars.

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Exam 22: Venus and Mars

Match the planetary characteristic to the planet.

Which characteristic of Venus has led many to call it the "sister planet" to Earth?

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Radar maps provide information about _______________, roughness and in some cases, chemical composition of a planet's surface.

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What is the current dominant geological process on Mars?

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Shield volcanoes, like those on Venus and Mars, occur ____.

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Why can't Venus's atmosphere break up into small cyclonic storms, like Earth?

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Venus has many more _______________ than Earth, but not nearly as many as Earth's Moon.

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The two moons of Mars are captured _______________.

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Venus rotates once every _______________ Earth days.

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The instruments of the Mars Odyssey spacecraft detected water frozen in the soil over large areas of Mars.

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Which statement best describes the greenhouse effect?

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With no water and a thick, slow-moving lower atmosphere, there is little erosion on Venus

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Phobos and Deimos are believed to be captured ____.

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The excess deuterium in Venus' atmosphere indicates that Venus currently has substantial amounts of water on its surface.

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Which characteristic of Venus has led many to call it the "sister planet" to Earth?

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Radar maps provide information about _______________, roughness and in some cases, chemical composition of a planet's surface.

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What is the current dominant geological process on Mars?

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Shield volcanoes, like those on Venus and Mars, occur ____.

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Why can't Venus's atmosphere break up into small cyclonic storms, like Earth?

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Venus has many more _______________ than Earth, but not nearly as many as Earth's Moon.

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Venus rotates once every _______________ Earth days.

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The instruments of the Mars Odyssey spacecraft detected water frozen in the soil over large areas of Mars.

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Which statement best describes the greenhouse effect?

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With no water and a thick, slow-moving lower atmosphere, there is little erosion on Venus

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The excess deuterium in Venus' atmosphere indicates that Venus currently has substantial amounts of water on its surface.

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Phobos is so close to Mars that tides are currently making its orbit _______________.

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Mars has _______________ but it is hidden.

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